Will Schaefer

American musician (1928–2007)

PersonDied aged 78humanQ3285559

Born: November 23, 1928
Died: June 30, 2007
Birthplace: Kenosha
Place of death: Cathedral City
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: conductor
, composer
Education: DePaul University
, Northwestern University
, Bienen School of Music

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Willis H. Schaefer was an American composer nominated for an Emmy Award for his work. He wrote background music for a number of popular television shows and composed over 700 commercials. His most famous track, “Fight! Fight! Fight!” was used in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie as the backing track to "Now That We're Men."

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Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2025-08-29
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Given name: Will
Willis
Cause of death: cancer
Manner of death: natural causes
Family name: Schaefer
Field of work: music
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
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film
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
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television
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
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